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SHEEP ENUMERATOR.

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H. A. SHIPP.

SHEEP ENUMEEATOR.

No. 292,378. Patented 12.11.22, 1884.

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'UNTTED STATES PATENT EE'icE.

HFXRY A. SHTPP, OF FRESXO CITY, ASSIGXOR OF OXEHALF TO 'ILLTAM PERKINS HALL, OF DTIBLIX, (.A'LTFORXL SHEEP-ENUMERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,873, dated January 22, 1884.

' Application filed June 5, ()Imlrl.)

(LZZ whom it may concern: flaps is closed,whilc the other is opened sutii Be it known that I, HENRY A. SHIPP, of ciently to allow the passage of the sheep; but Fresno City, county of Fresno, State of Calion account of the flaps this passage is narfornia, have invented an Improved Sheeprowed sufficiently to cause a tight squeeze. Enumerator; and I hereby declare the follow- The lever-fiap,having but alight spring,yields ing to be a full, clear, and exact description easily; but when a fat sheep is passing; the thereof. jamb-iiap will also yield. In either case the My invention relates to a new and useful lever-flap is pressed back, the stronger spring device for counting sheep or other animals; on the jamb-flap insuring its operation.

and it consists in certain combinations and ar- Let into the lever-flaps is a pin, H, the other rangements of devices, as hereinafter fully end of which is forkedand contains a springdescribed, and specifically pointed out in the buffer, 71, as shown. claims. Between the posts 1 1 E, upon each side, is

The object of my invention is to facilitate secured a box or casing, 11, in which is jour- 1 the counting of animals which herd together naled a horizontal shaft, J, carrying aratehet, 65, in large numbers, and toinsure the accuracy j, and a pinion, 7.. This engages with a large of the count; also, in selling a number of gear, L,uponashaft, p, the end of which carries sheep a discussion may arise as to the accuahand, m moving over a dial-plate, )I, upon racy of the count, and thus necessitate a rethe face of the box I. The gear L hasa small 2c count, which in the ordinary method causes projecting tooth, I, which at each revolution delay and is scarcely more to be relied upon engages with a gear, X, upon a shaft, 01, the than the first count. end of which carries a hand, 0, moving over Referring to the accompanying drawings, a second dial plate, 0. Upon the box P is a Figure 1 is a. perspective view of my invenspring to hold the gear N in place. These tion. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same. Fig. 3 is constitutea simple form of indicator, the hand a detail of construction. m registering one place upon its diatplate at Let A represent the chute of a corral, in each movement of the ratchetj, and the other which but onesheep can pass at a time. B is hand, 0, registering each revolution of the a post beyond and in line with the center of first hand. One of these indicators is placed 0 the chute, to which is hinged a dodge-gate, 0, upon each side of the chute A, and thepawls extending to and a little within the chute, so which operate the ratchcts j should be ar that in swinging from side to side it describes ranged to worl;the one right, the other left. an arc the ends of which meet the end of the Pivoted in the box I is a lever, Q, one end chute on each side, thus alternately closing or of which extends upward through an enlarged opening an exit on each side of the gate. This opening in the top of the box, and the other is the ordinary form of dodge-gate used to end is provided with or formed into a pawl. separate and distinguish sheep. Hinged to This consistsoftwoseparatcdanddownwardly the end of this gate, on each side, are jainbextending legs, 1 one of which is provided flaps DD, diverging,as shown, and held from with a foot, q, turned at right angles. The 40 the gatebystrongsprings (Z (7. Upon each side leg of the pawl which has no foot throws the of the chute are posts E, beyond which are ratchet forward one tooth, and the leg havothers, E, between which the diverging strips ing the foot q allows tooth after tooth to slip F of the chute-fence are secured. To these beneath it as the pawl vibrates. It is thus are hinged the lever-flaps G G,held therefrom adapted for either side of the device without 5 by light springs g g. hen the gate 0 is in further change. the center, the passage between the jainb and The intermediate device for transmitting lever flaps is too small to permit a sheep to the motion of the lever-flap to the indicator pass, but when the gate is used as in ordiis an elbow-lever, It, pivoted at its bend to the nary cases that is, turned to one sidcthe fence or chute, and having one end embraced 5o passage bctwccnone set of jamb and lever by the forked pin II and the othercinln'acing 103 the end of pawl-lever O. \Vhen the leverflap G is pressed back by the passing sheep, its pin H forces the lever B to move lever Q, to make one point on the indicator, as described.

By observing the indicator the number of sheep passed through maybe seen.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The corral-chute A and the dodgegate O,swinging to close said chute upon each side, in combination with the swinging springflaps G G, hinged upon each side of the chute, indicating devices, and means for transmitting the yielding of the said flaps to said indicating devices to record the number of passing animals, all arranged and operating substantially as herein described.

2. The corral-chute A and the dodge-gate C,swinging to close said chute upon each side, in combination with the swingingjambflaps D D,with strong springs d (Z,theswinging1everiiaps G G, with their lighter springs g g, indicating devices,and means for transmitting the yielding of the lever-flaps G G to said indicating devices to record the number of passing animals, all arranged and operating substantially as herein described.

3. The corral-chute A and the dodge-gate 0, operating as shown, in combination with the swinging spring jamb-flaps D D, the swinging spring lever-flaps G G, the indicating devices, consisting of the boxes I,with their ratchets j, pinions k, gears L and N, handsm and 0, dials M and O, and the means for transmitting the motion of thelever-flaps G G to said indicators, consisting of the forked pins H, with their spring-buffers h, elbow-levers R, with their forked ends, levers Q, and their pawls, consisting of the legs q, said pawls engaging with the ratchets j, all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.

H. A. SHIPP.

\Vitnesses:

S. H. NoURsn, G. W. EMERSON. 

